G-Technology G-Drive Manuel

G DRIVEUSB®Professional External Hard DrivePRODUCT MANUALg-technology.com

G DRIVEUSB®Using Your Drive on Mac• Easy Installation for Mac ... p.11• Optimize Performance ... p.1

p.11Using Your Drive on Mac®G DRIVEUSB®Easy Installation for MacG-DRIVE attaches to your computer via the USB 3.0 (backwards compatible with USB 2.0),

p.12Using Your Drive on Mac®G DRIVEUSB®Use with Time MachineG-DRIVE works perfectly and easily with Time Machine. Time Machine is an application that

p.13Using Your Drive on Mac®G DRIVEUSB®3. In the dialog box that appears, select the G-DRIVE. Click the Use for Backup button. 4. Make sure the Time

p.14Using Your Drive on Mac®G DRIVEUSB®Disconnect the DriveA great feature of G-DRIVE is its ability to be connected and disconnected while your compu

G DRIVEUSB®Maintenance for Your Drive• Initialize Drive for Mac ... p.16• Restore the Drive Icon ...

p.16Maintenance for Your DriveG DRIVEUSB®Initialize Drive for MacG-DRIVE was factory-formatted for use or ‘initialized’ for Mac OS. You can reinitial

p.17Maintenance for Your DriveG DRIVEUSB®4. Choose the Format option that you prefer. • Mac OS Extended (Journaled): Use this format if you inten

p.18Maintenance for Your DriveG DRIVEUSB® WARNING: THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE.6. Click on the Erase button to continue. A pr

p.19Maintenance for Your DriveG DRIVEUSB®Restore the Drive IconIf the G-DRIVE drive icon was erased during the reinitializing process (see the previou

p.2Table of ContentsG DRIVEUSB®Welcome to G-DRIVE Table of ContentsSafety & General UseSafety Precautions ...

p.20Maintenance for Your DriveG DRIVEUSB®4. Select the G-DRIVE icon on your desktop and press Command+I. This opens its Get Info window. (below left

p.21Maintenance for Your DriveG DRIVEUSB®Reformat with Partitions‘Partitioning’ a hard drive is the process of dividing a hard drive into separate, d

p.22Maintenance for Your DriveG DRIVEUSB®2. Select the FireWire or USB icon – not the G-Technology drive icon – by clicking it in the left-side col

p.23Maintenance for Your DriveG DRIVEUSB®5. Click on the rst partition in the Volume Scheme area. Your partition will be highlighted by a blue bound

p.24Maintenance for Your DriveG DRIVEUSB®8. Click on the Partition button to continue. A progress bar in the lower right corner of the window will sh

G DRIVEUSB®Using Your Drive on Windows• Windows Use ... p.26• Cross Platform Use ...

p.26Using Your Drive on Windows®G DRIVEUSB®Windows UseG-DRIVE is set up at the factory for use with Mac OS systems. A simple initialization will prepa

p.27Using Your Drive on Windows®G DRIVEUSB®Cross Platform UseYou can set up G-DRIVE for use on both Windows and Mac system by formatting the drive as

p.28Using Your Drive on Windows®G DRIVEUSB®4. Select MS-DOS File System from the Format pop-up menu. This will format to FAT32. NOTE: You may need to

p.29Using Your Drive on Windows®G DRIVEUSB®5. Click the Erase button. A progress bar in the lower right corner of the window will show the progress o

G DRIVEUSB®Safety & General Use• Safety Precautions ... p.4• Backup Your Data ...

G DRIVEUSB®Support & Warranty• Technical Support ... p.31• Limited Warranty ...

p.31Support & WarrantyG DRIVEUSB®Technical SupportThank you for purchasing G-DRIVE. If you have any comments or questions about this manual or the

p.32Support & Warranty G DRIVEUSB®Limited WarrantyHGST, a Western Digital Company (“HGST”) Including G-Technology for External Hard Disk DrivesWha

p.33Support & WarrantyG DRIVEUSB®What must you do? If you are having trouble with a product, before seeking limited warranty service, rst follow

p.34Support & Warranty G DRIVEUSB®CAPACITY DEFINITION AND DISCLAIMER For G-Technology products 1TB or greater: “One gigabyte (GB) is equal to one

p.4Safety & General UseG DRIVEUSB®Safety PrecautionsG-DRIVE warranty may be void as a result of the failure to respect the precautions listed here

p.5Safety & General UseG DRIVEUSB®Backup Your DataThe disk drive contained in your G-DRIVE device is a delicate electronic instrument and is susc

G DRIVEUSB®About Your G-DRIVE• Introduction ... p.7• What’s in the Box ...

p.7About Your G-DRIVEG DRIVEUSB®IntroductionThank you for purchasing the G-DRIVE® from G-Technology®. G-DRIVE hard drives are the ideal storage soluti

p.8About Your G-DRIVEG DRIVEUSB®What’s in the Box The following items are included in the box: • G-DRIVE hard drive • (1) USB 3.0 cable, (backwards co

p.9About Your G-DRIVEG DRIVEUSB®Overview of the Drive This diagram shows the helpful features of your G-DRIVE. There is a Power & Activity LED on